82_FR_48927 82 FR 48726 - Advisory Committee for Mathematical and Physical Sciences; Notice of Meeting

82 FR 48726 - Advisory Committee for Mathematical and Physical Sciences; Notice of Meeting

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FR Document2017-22666

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 201 (Thursday, October 19, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 201 (Thursday, October 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48726-48727]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22666]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Advisory Committee for Mathematical and Physical Sciences; Notice 
of Meeting

    In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463, as amended), the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces the 
following meeting:

[[Page 48727]]

    Name and Committee Code: Advisory Committee for Mathematical and 
Physical Sciences (#66).
    Date and Time:

November 16, 2017; 12:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
November 17, 2017; 8:30 a.m.-2:45 p.m.

    Place: National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Ave., 
Alexandria, VA 22314.
    Meeting Information: https://www.nsf.gov/mps/advisory.jsp.
    Type of Meeting: Open.
    Contact Person: Tamara Savage, National Science Foundation, 2415 
Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria, VA 22314; Email: [email protected].
    Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice, recommendations, and counsel 
on major goals and policies pertaining to mathematical and physical 
sciences programs and activities.

Agenda

Thursday, November 16, 2017

 Meeting opening, FACA briefing, introductions, and approval of 
previous meeting minutes
 MPS updates
 Division updates
 More effective external partnerships, part 1
 Strategy discussion about Big Ideas
 Prep for meeting with the NSF Director and COO

Friday, November 17, 2017

 Meeting opening and FACA briefing
 More effective external partnerships, part 2
 Meeting with the NSF Director and COO
 Debrief and discussion on meeting with the NSF Director and 
COO
 Forming a sub-committee to assess the Physics Frontiers 
program
 Continued discussion about external partnerships and Big Ideas
 Wrap up and opportunity for public Q&A/comments

    Dated: October 16, 2017.
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer.
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                                                  The parties are requested to brief their             directly competitive with those that are              or the first page. (See Handbook for
                                               positions on only the following issues,                 subject to investigation, and (4) U.S.                Electronic Filing Procedures, http://
                                               with reference to the applicable law and                consumers. The Commission is                          www.usitc.gov/secretary/fed_reg_
                                               the evidentiary record:                                 therefore interested in receiving written             notices/rules/handbook_on_
                                                  1. The ID determined with respect to                 submissions that address the                          electronicfiling.pdf). Persons with
                                               the ’230 patent that ‘‘the claim term                   aforementioned public interest factors                questions regarding filing should
                                               ‘maximum operating velocity’ should be                  in the context of this investigation.                 contact the Secretary (202–205–2000).
                                               construed to mean ‘a variable maximum                     If the Commission orders some form                     Any person desiring to submit a
                                               velocity where adequate acceleration                    of remedy, the U.S. Trade                             document to the Commission in
                                               potential is available to enable balance                Representative, as delegated by the                   confidence must request confidential
                                               and control of the vehicle.’ ’’ ID at 44.               President, has 60 days to approve or                  treatment. All such requests should be
                                                  a. Does intrinsic evidence support the               disapprove the Commission’s action.                   directed to the Secretary to the
                                               ID’s above determination?                               See Presidential Memorandum of July                   Commission and must include a full
                                                  b. Does extrinsic evidence support the               21, 2005, 70 FR 43251 (July 26, 2005).                statement of the reasons why the
                                               ID’s above determination?                               During this period, the subject articles              Commission should grant such
                                                  2. The ID determined with respect to                 would be entitled to enter the United                 treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents
                                               the ‘230 patent that ‘‘nothing in the                   States under bond, in an amount                       for which confidential treatment by the
                                               plain language of the disputed                          determined by the Commission and                      Commission is properly sought will be
                                               limitation [‘the motorized drive                        prescribed by the Secretary of the                    treated accordingly. All information,
                                               arrangement causing, when powered,                      Treasury.                                             including confidential business
                                               automatically balanced operation of the                   Written Submissions: The parties to                 information and documents for which
                                               system’] from claim 1 of the ‘230 patent                the investigation are requested to file               confidential treatment is properly
                                               requires the operation by a rider. The                  written submissions on the issues under               sought, submitted to the Commission for
                                               claim only requires the ‘motorized drive                review. The submissions should be                     purposes of this Investigation may be
                                               arrangement causing, when powered,                      concise and thoroughly referenced to                  disclosed to and used: (i) By the
                                               automatically balanced operation of the                 the record in this investigation. Parties             Commission, its employees and Offices,
                                               system.’ ’’ ID at 82.                                   to the investigation, interested                      and contract personnel (a) for
                                                  a. Does intrinsic evidence support the               government agencies, and any other                    developing or maintaining the records
                                               ID’s above determination?                               interested parties are encouraged to file
                                                  b. Does extrinsic evidence support the                                                                     of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in
                                                                                                       written submissions on the issues of                  internal investigations, audits, reviews,
                                               ID’s above determination?                               remedy, the public interest and
                                                  In connection with the final                                                                               and evaluations relating to the
                                                                                                       bonding. Such submissions should                      programs, personnel, and operations of
                                               disposition of this investigation, the                  address the recommended
                                               Commission may (1) issue an order that                                                                        the Commission including under 5
                                                                                                       determination on remedy, the public                   U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S.
                                               could result in the exclusion of the                    interest and bonding issued on August
                                               subject articles from entry into the                                                                          government employees and contract
                                                                                                       22, 2017, by the ALJ and the appropriate
                                               United States, and/or (2) issue one or                                                                        personnel, solely for cybersecurity
                                                                                                       remedy for the respondents previously
                                               more cease and desist orders that could                                                                       purposes. All contract personnel will
                                                                                                       found in default. Complainants and the
                                               result in the respondents being required                                                                      sign appropriate nondisclosure
                                                                                                       Commission investigative attorney are
                                               to cease and desist from engaging in                                                                          agreements. All non-confidential
                                                                                                       also requested to submit proposed
                                               unfair acts in the importation and sale                                                                       written submissions will be available for
                                                                                                       remedial orders for the Commission’s
                                               of such articles. Accordingly, the                                                                            public inspection at the Office of the
                                                                                                       consideration.
                                               Commission is interested in receiving                     Complainants are further requested to               Secretary and on EDIS.
                                               written submissions that address the                    provide the expiration date of the ‘230                  The authority for the Commission’s
                                               form of remedy, if any, that should be                  patent, the HTSUS numbers under                       determination is contained in section
                                               ordered, including against the defaulted                which the accused articles are imported,              337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
                                               respondents. If a party seeks exclusion                 and any known importers of the accused                amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, and in Part
                                               of an article from entry into the United                products. The written submissions and                 210 of the Commission’s Rules of
                                               States for purposes other than entry for                proposed remedial orders must be filed                Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR part
                                               consumption, the party should so                        no later than the close of business on                210.
                                               indicate and provide information                        October 30, 2017. Reply submissions                     By order of the Commission.
                                               establishing that activities involving                  must be filed no later than the close of                Issued: October 13, 2017.
                                               other types of entry either are adversely               business on November 6, 2017. No                      Jessica Mullan,
                                               affecting it or are likely to do so. For                further submissions on these issues will              Attorney Advisor.
                                               background, see Certain Devices for                     be permitted unless otherwise ordered                 [FR Doc. 2017–22652 Filed 10–18–17; 8:45 am]
                                               Connecting Computers via Telephone                      by the Commission.
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                                               Lines, Inv. No. 337–TA–360, USITC                         Persons filing written submissions
                                               Pub. No. 2843, Comm’n Op. at 7–10                       must file the original document
                                               (Dec. 1994).                                            electronically on or before the deadlines
                                                  If the Commission contemplates some                  stated above and submit 8 true paper                  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
                                               form of remedy, it must consider the                    copies to the Office of the Secretary by              Advisory Committee for Mathematical
                                               effects of that remedy upon the public                  noon the next day pursuant to section
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                                                                                                                                                             and Physical Sciences; Notice of
                                               interest. The factors the Commission                    210.4(f) of the Commission’s Rules of                 Meeting
                                               will consider include the effect that an                Practice and Procedure (19 CFR
                                               exclusion order and/or cease and desist                 210.4(f)). Submissions should refer to                  In accordance with the Federal
                                               orders would have on (1) the public                     the investigation number (‘‘ ‘Inv. No.                Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
                                               health and welfare, (2) competitive                     337–TA–1007,’ ‘Investigation No. 337–                 463, as amended), the National Science
                                               conditions in the U.S. economy, (3) U.S.                TA–1021’ (Consolidated))’’ in a                       Foundation (NSF) announces the
                                               production of articles that are like or                 prominent place on the cover page and/                following meeting:


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                                                 Name and Committee Code: Advisory                     SUMMARY:   The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                adams.html. To begin the search, select
                                               Committee for Mathematical and                          Commission (NRC) is requesting                        ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
                                               Physical Sciences (#66).                                comment on the draft revision to its                  select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
                                                 Date and Time:                                        guidance document for alternative                     Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
                                               November 16, 2017; 12:30 p.m.–5:15                      disposal requests entitled, ‘‘Guidance                please contact the NRC’s Public
                                                 p.m.                                                  for the Reviews of Proposed Disposal                  Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
                                               November 17, 2017; 8:30 a.m.–2:45 p.m.                  Procedures and Transfers of Radioactive               1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
                                                 Place: National Science Foundation,                   Material Under 10 CFR 20.2002 and 10                  email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
                                               2415 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria, VA                    CFR 40.13(a).’’                                       ADAMS Accession Number for each
                                               22314.                                                  DATES: Submit comments by December                    document referenced (if it is available in
                                                 Meeting Information: https://                         18, 2017. Comments received after this                ADAMS) is provided the first time that
                                               www.nsf.gov/mps/advisory.jsp.                           date will be considered if it is practical            it is mentioned in the SUPPLEMENTARY
                                                 Type of Meeting: Open.                                to do so, but the NRC is able to assure               INFORMATION section.
                                                 Contact Person: Tamara Savage,                        consideration only for comments                          • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
                                               National Science Foundation, 2415                       received on or before this date.                      purchase copies of public documents at
                                               Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria, VA                                                                               the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
                                                                                                       ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
                                               22314; Email: tasavage@nsf.gov.                                                                               White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
                                                 Purpose of Meeting: To provide                        by any of the following methods (unless               Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
                                               advice, recommendations, and counsel                    this document describes a different
                                                                                                       method for submitting comments on a                   B. Submitting Comments
                                               on major goals and policies pertaining
                                               to mathematical and physical sciences                   specific subject):                                      Please include Docket ID NRC–2017–
                                               programs and activities.                                   • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to               0198 in your submission.
                                                                                                       http://www.regulations.gov and search                   The NRC cautions you not to include
                                               Agenda                                                  for Docket ID NRC–2017–0198. Address                  identifying or contact information that
                                               Thursday, November 16, 2017                             questions about NRC dockets to Carol                  you do not want to be publicly
                                                                                                       Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;                   disclosed in your comment submission.
                                               • Meeting opening, FACA briefing,                       email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For                   The NRC posts all comment
                                                 introductions, and approval of                        technical questions, contact the                      submissions at http://
                                                 previous meeting minutes                              individual listed in the FOR FURTHER                  www.regulations.gov and enters the
                                               • MPS updates                                           INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
                                               • Division updates                                                                                            comment submissions into ADAMS.
                                                                                                       document.                                             The NRC does not routinely edit
                                               • More effective external partnerships,
                                                                                                          • Mail comments to: May Ma, Office                 comment submissions to remove
                                                 part 1
                                               • Strategy discussion about Big Ideas                   of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN–2–                 identifying or contact information.
                                               • Prep for meeting with the NSF                         A13, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                            If you are requesting or aggregating
                                                 Director and COO                                      Commission, Washington, DC 20555–                     comments from other persons for
                                                                                                       0001.                                                 submission to the NRC, then you should
                                               Friday, November 17, 2017                                  For additional direction on obtaining              inform those persons not to include
                                               • Meeting opening and FACA briefing                     and submitting comments, see                          identifying or contact information that
                                               • More effective external partnerships,                 ‘‘Obtaining Information and Submitting                they do not want to be publicly
                                                 part 2                                                Comments’’ in the SUPPLEMENTARY                       disclosed in their comment submission.
                                               • Meeting with the NSF Director and                     INFORMATION section of this document.                 Your request should state that the NRC
                                                 COO                                                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      does not routinely edit comment
                                               • Debrief and discussion on meeting                     Robert Lee Gladney, Office of Nuclear                 submissions to remove such information
                                                 with the NSF Director and COO                         Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.                  before making the comment
                                               • Forming a sub-committee to assess the                 Nuclear Regulatory Commission,                        submissions available to the public or
                                                 Physics Frontiers program                             Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone:                 entering the comment submissions into
                                               • Continued discussion about external                   301–415–1022; email: Robert.Gladney@                  ADAMS.
                                                 partnerships and Big Ideas                            nrc.gov.
                                               • Wrap up and opportunity for public                                                                          II. Background
                                                 Q&A/comments                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                               In 2007, following developments in
                                                 Dated: October 16, 2017.                              I. Obtaining Information and                          the national program for Low-Level
                                               Crystal Robinson,                                       Submitting Comments                                   Radioactive Waste disposal (LLRW), as
                                               Committee Management Officer.                                                                                 well as changes in the regulatory
                                                                                                       A. Obtaining Information                              environment, the NRC conducted a
                                               [FR Doc. 2017–22666 Filed 10–18–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                         Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2017–                 Strategic Assessment of the NRC’s
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                                                                                                       0198 when contacting the NRC about                    regulatory program for LLRW. The
                                                                                                       the availability of information for this              results of this assessment were
                                                                                                       action. You may obtain publicly-                      published in late 2007 in SECY–07–
                                               NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                      available information related to this                 0180, ‘‘Strategic Assessment of Low-
                                               COMMISSION                                              action by any of the following methods:               Level Radioactive Waste Regulatory
                                               [NRC–2017–0198]                                           • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to                Program’’ (ADAMS Accession No.
                                                                                                       http://www.regulations.gov and search                 ML071350299). The goal of the 2007
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                                               Revision of the Guidance Document                       for Docket ID NRC–2017–0198.                          assessment was to identify and
                                               for Alternative Disposal Requests                         • NRC’s Agencywide Documents                        prioritize staff activities that: (1) Ensure
                                               AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory                              Access and Management System                          safe and secure LLRW disposal; (2)
                                               Commission.                                             (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-                     improve the effectiveness, efficiency,
                                                                                                       available documents online in the                     and adaptability of the NRC’s LLRW
                                               ACTION: Draft guidance; public meeting
                                                                                                       ADAMS Public Documents collection at                  regulatory program; and (3) ensure
                                               and request for comment.
                                                                                                       http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/                        regulatory stability and predictability,


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